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FYI - I've been interested in trying one of these but now it's sounding like they may no longer be legal according to the USEF proposed rule. "Bridles are not permitted in which the noseband is connected to the bit or cheekpiece below the level of the browband." Maybe they think that the ...

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I could possible be enticed. I just started a diet Oct. 1 and lost 17 lbs so far. I already do a personal trainer 2x a week and spin class several times a week. I work as a barefoot trimmer so that's a workout in itself. I also ride two horses. Where do I start? Start as in the new thread, or start...

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And yes, a new thread on Halloween to announce the 3 things and get the party started!!

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So on Halloween we announce our three goals on a new thread and check in daily to score ourselves? It is my opinion, which may be unpopular, that no photos be allowed, or over boasting about how well you did or how much weight you lost, you score a zero, one two or three and realize if you score a ...

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The one in CA turned out to be almost perfect and I'm still debating it, but a wrench was thrown into my excitement. Passier has it listed as a 17". It measures the typical Passier generous of 17.25. :( Which sounds bad because it's said that most Passier GG's measure a 1/4" large, BUT, I ...

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I have a set of Bobby's reins that I had been using for a couple of years and I love them, so I was not hesitant to pick up a used Bobby's bridle on Ebay last year as well. Not sure how old it is, but it's just the kind of leather I like and it's in great shape. I love the bridle. I like leather tha...

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I have probably made a few ten thousand or so balls of pizza dough. I was a baker that supplied the dough for a pizzeria. Anyway, as I used a 70 quart mixer I don't think anyone wants that particular recipe, and I'd be shot if I gave it out anyway. ;) Basically it was a high quality high gluten doug...

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Imperini wrote:Ooohh yes, great idea! As I sit here stuffing a cookie into my face

Hee. Only one cookie?

I've been eating like it's my job all summer. Oops!

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Chisamba wrote:interesting thought, and idea, i wonder if it would help me stay on track. i am willing to give it a try

I hope it will help! Overall it's supposed to help make changing habits a little more... fun.

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I am planning to start a whole30 on November 8th (birthday is the 6th and I have a half marathon on the 7th). No sugar, no grain, no booze, no dairy. Should be fun. I love the Whole30! Have you done it before? I have a trail race on the 7th and plan on over indulging that day, but this will be good...

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Whoohoo!!!

I have more than three things that need working on, but from experience three is all I can handle at once, lol.

Going to bed on time and getting enough sleep is HUGE for me! I need a babysitter.

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I suggest this: For the month of November we each pick three things we'd like to improve in our lives and try to do them every day. Examples: go to bed on time, no sugar, exercise, meditate, whatever. You get a point for each one you accomplish each day. Total possible: 90 points. In the event you f...

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Another place to look for used tack are the various Facebook groups. English Tack Trader is one, there's also one for Horseware products only. I see more listed on those nowadays than on Ebay. It's a bit of a leap of faith to purchase that way, but I think PayPal offers a bit of protection. I've bou...

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Oh thank you both! The 17" might be too small for me, but the one in CA, if that one has the consistently wide channel I will be THRILLED. Such a great price.

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no.stirrups, I've been looking since July. Maybe it will just take longer. There are so many GG's out there, every consignment shop seems to have at least two and most of them in that age group/level of condition are dirt cheap. (Between 800 and 1,100) So that's why I out it out there to the DDBB, m...

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Dover Saddlery might still do trials, I don't know for sure.

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What I do is set my Ebay account to alert me if anything comes up under a particular search. Easiest to do on the eBay app I have on my phone. So for the Micklem, I got a lot of alerts because tack shops list them, but finally a private seller put one up with an amazing buy it now price and I pounce...

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No pics yet?

For apples I'd recommend a Wealthy, with the warning that they ripen a bit late and taste starchy until they do, but once thy ripen they beat a Mac or Cortland or Empire. Very cold hardy.

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Have you tried any Kent & Masters saddles? Maybe the cob model? I’ve heard good things about them, reportedly good quality for the price. I believe there are US saddlers that carry them and offer a trial. They are very nice. I had a fitter bring one up to try and he gave it the veto. It looked ...

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OMG, take a look at the flap length on that GG! GG's all have longer than average flap lengths. Ganas, what about a Passier Relevant? It has the shallow seat, but I don't know about the panel length. You could get a trial Relevant from Dover Saddlery. Of course, you'd have to pay shipping back and ...

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I don't know what you consider to be a reasonable price. Pelham Saddlery has a GG that might work for $1495. http://www.pelham-saddlery.com/passiersaddle/passier18587used.html Ah ha! They just dropped the price by a few hundred. I'd have to recheck my notes as to how old it was, it's not in super g...

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Well, I hurt my knee/ITB pretty badly on a mountain run last year so I've been slowly getting back into it this year. Plus I had some sort of odd cardiac thing going on this spring which took forever to resolve. During that it would exhaust me just to ride. But now I'm running again, only 17mpw, jus...

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Ideally a 17.5 Passier GG with shallow seat, upswept panels, wide tree and wide channel throughout the saddle. I just demoed a Marcus Krehan that he went really well in, but it slid up over his withers and is a tad too narrow. Marked 17C So suggestions like those two would be greatly appreciated. I'...

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I have a wide barreled forward girth groove horse that goes best in a point billet that's off the rear of the block. (An old Passier GG) Billets farther rearward- you can girth him up and pretty much watch the saddle slide forward no matter what the tree size.

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The Darling barn is absolutely BEAUTIFUL! So, would Orcland don Darlling or any of the Darling Crest morgans be from Elmer Darling? I don't know the names of all of the stock that Elmer had, but they were pretty influential on the breed and so far back that I think you'll find them in a lot of pedi...

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clanter wrote:
Elmer Darling, heir to the famous Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York City

Clanter for the win!
A neighbor's kid and friend put this together for school, a brief bio of Elmer.
https://youtu.be/6lQlY-p8seI

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Jingles! Hey, if that should fall through there's a wicked cute little place in my 'hood that has come up for sale. Has an indoor arena, outdoor arena, at least 15 stalls , carriage barns... and the house isn't too shabby. https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=you ... dS-Tm9zhhg It was built by one of...

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I managed to find a barely used one on Ebay for a really good price. I bought it for the same reason as you, I was curious. I've heard that some horses really don't care for them, but one of my horses loves it. Night and day difference between a regular bridle and the Micklem. Oddly, he normally tak...

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Career wise, yes. Otherwise, no. I think I'd need a major psychological overhaul to change. I'm not entirely sure if I'd like to. There are things I could do better with, like not being such an anal retentive over thinker, but I benefit from that as well and don't want to give those benefits up. I'd...

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I'm envious of you Amado, pottery is on my list of things to try. We have a great little school that started up a few years ago, I just need to get off my butt and get to it!

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For a while I was pretty focused on riding but in the past few years I've loosened up some and have dusted off some other activities... My main focus this year was hiking, I'm trying to hike all the peaks over 4,000 feet in NH and VT and so spent most of my days off in the mountains. I also started ...

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I'd like to read the study because I'm not sure what their version of an interval really is. Are we talking a HIIT interval or Gallowwalking? I realize that LSD has taken a bit of a hit lately, but IMO it still has value in a long distance runner's program. https://experiencelife.com/article/stea .....

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Mystery vegetable* and baked chicken.

*I think it's a spaghetti squash/pumpkin cross. It grew from last year's pumpkin seeds on the manure pile. It's kinda stringy like a spaghetti squash but looks like a pumpkin and tastes like both. Yummy.

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I never posted an update on a thread I had in the vet forum of the UDBB, so I'll post it here. The horse that I had been wondering about having back pain was diagnosed via radiograph with kissing spines. I almost didn't have the radiographs done, as I felt he'd really improved- no pain on palpation ...

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Slowly but surely I came crawling in- formerly known as Turtle. :D And to explain the name change- I was listening to En Vivo on XM last night and they were crooning about ganas. I LOVE that word and think it's a good one remind myself of often. So Ganas it is. " Desire, urge; from the Spanish ...

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If it were my horse I'd definitely try the gelding pasture, although I agree with Fatcat that it's a little small. BUT, I've also never had a problem with herd bound horses. The only herd bound horses I've ever known are ones that spent large portions of their life in a herd without being in work at...

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